Manager Platform Engineering

Generac Power Systems Inc

Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States
Hybrid
7+ years it operations or devops experience
2+ years leadership experience leading technical teams
Infrastructure as code expertise terraform bicep
This role leads the team that designs, builds, and maintains core infrastructure capabilities while combining technical strategy with people leadership

Job Summary

  • This role leads the team that designs, builds, and maintains core infrastructure capabilities while combining technical strategy with people leadership.
  • The manager owns the broader platform ecosystem ensuring infrastructure is accessible via multiple friction-free interfaces including APIs and CLI.
  • The position requires recruiting, mentoring, and leading a team of Platform Engineers and DevOps specialists to foster a culture of engineering excellence.

Matching Summary

This role leads the team that designs, builds, and maintains core infrastructure capabilities while combining technical strategy with people leadership.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 7+ years IT Operations or DevOps experience
  • 2+ years leadership experience leading technical teams
  • Infrastructure as Code expertise Terraform Bicep
  • Container orchestration Kubernetes AKS EKS knowledge
  • CI/CD tooling proficiency Azure DevOps Jenkins
  • Hybrid cloud architecture experience Azure preferred

Nice-to-have

  • Software development background Go Python
  • Policy as Code tools OPA Sentinel familiarity
  • Secrets management workflows HashiCorp Vault
  • FinOps or Cloud Cost Management implementation
  • Experience transitioning teams from SysAdmin models

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator CKA preferred
  • HashiCorp Certified Terraform Associate preferred
  • Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification preferred

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